House Health Committee shines spotlight on foreign-funded medical residencies and feds’ role in attracting health-care workers
The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.
Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists
The implementation bill for the 2025 budget is making its way through the House and Senate, and at least one more opposition day will be held before the fall supply period ends on Dec. 10.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court
Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.
MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans
The idea of more than half of the Senate’s share of future Block 2 offices being used by MPs while the Confederation Building is renovated is going over like a lead balloon with Senators.
‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate
Ottawa and Alberta’s memorandum of understanding paving the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to B.C.’s coastline became a topic of discussion as NDP leadership hopefuls faced off in their first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27.
Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly
The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been ‘unfair’ to provide it to the PBO ahead of public servants.
A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all
A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.
Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers
Amid a peace plan drafted by Russia and the U.S. which has been highly criticized for favouring Russia’s interests, Canada can push for an immediate ceasefire before negotiations continue, Independent Senator Stan Kutcher says.
What we do between elections matters most
Symbolic victories matter, yet they do not erase the reality that our political institutions still don’t consistently look like the people they serve. If we want to change that, we must look earlier in the pipeline.
